velocipede

n. 孩童用三轮车；脚蹬两轮车；手压车的一种

n.

自行车，脚踏车；

英英释义

velocipede[ vi'lɔsipi:d ]

n.

any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel

a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals

同义词：tricycletrike

权威例句

velocipede (n.)

1819, "wheeled vehicle propelled by alternate thrusts of each foot on the ground," 1819, from French vélocipède (19c.), from Latin velox (genitive velocis) "swift, speedy" (see velocity) + pedem, accusative of pes "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). The mechanical ancestor of the bicycle, it was tinkered with and improved; the name continued for some time and was applied to an early kind of modern bicycle or tricycle from 1849. See bicycle (n.).

The Velocipede has been introduced into England, under letters patent, by Mr. Johnson, a coachmaker in Long-Acre, by whom it has been greatly improved, both in lightness and strength. "The road from Ipswich to Whitton," says the Bury paper, "is travelled every evening by several pedestrian hobby-horses; no less than six are seen at a time, and the distance, which is 3 miles, is performed in 15 minutes." ["The Athenaeum," May 1, 1819]

1. For her, books were as necessary to life as bread.

对她来说，书就像面包一样，是生活必需品。

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2. Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.

每天尽量至少吃4片面包。

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3. The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat.

政府提高了面包、肉类等几种基本商品的价格。

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4. The crew of the ship gave them nothing but bread to eat.

船上的工作人员除了面包什么也不给他们吃。

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5. There is more fibre in wholemeal bread than in white bread.

全麦面包纤维含量比白面包高。

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